All those responsible for human rights violations should face EU sanctions and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps should be on the EU terrorist list, MEPs urge. The Iranian regime’s blatant disregard for human dignity and the democratic aspirations of its own citizens as well as its support to Russia “necessitate further adjustments in the EU’s […]
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EU Trade Ministers’ Climate Coalition
The European Commission, EU Member States, and 26 partners countries have launched “The Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate”, the first Ministerial-level global forum dedicated to trade and climate and sustainable development issues. The Coalition will foster global action to promote trade policies that can help address climate change through local and global initiatives. The […]
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President Charles Michel in Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President Michel is visiting Kyiv, Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and members of the Ukrainian Parliament to discuss EU-Ukraine cooperation in the context of Russia’s war of aggression launched in February last year. Since the outbreak of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the EU has been firmly supporting Ukraine by providing […]
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The EFCA strengthens its fleet with three new vessels to boost fisheries enforcement in EU waters
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) presented the three new EFCA´s chartered patrol vessels, which will serve as additional platforms for EU fisheries inspections in European and international waters. Following the mandate from the EU institutions to strengthen EFCA´s operational capacity for assisting the Member States and the European Commission in the monitoring, control and […]
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CJEU annuls Commission decision on Kosovo’s participation in BEREC
Judgment of the Court in Case C-632/20 P The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), which is composed of the Board of Regulators, was established together with its Office in 2009. Developing the internal market for electronic communications networks and services and improving its functioning are BEREC’s main tasks. BEREC is also required […]
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EU increases humanitarian aid funding to 1.7 billion euros for 2023
As humanitarian needs continue to rise globally, the EU maintains its commitment to support those in need by adopting its initial annual humanitarian budget of €1.7 billion for 2023. Human-induced humanitarian crises, resulting from wars with often widespread violations of international humanitarian law, conflicts or outbreaks of violence are the main source of humanitarian needs […]
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Why is ice slippery?
In freezing weather, ice causes many a traveller to come unstuck. But as experimental physicist Robin Ras explains, getting to grips with what makes ice so slippery isn’t easy. Whether you’re gliding serenely across an ice rink, or awkwardly down a footpath, the frictionless surface offered by ice can often be surprising. What makes it […]
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New Copernicus cooperation arrangement between the European Commission and Japan
Director-General for Defence Industry and Space, Timo Pesonen, has signed on behalf of the European Commission, a Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan. The Arrangement was signed in the margin of the EU-Japan Space Dialogue taking place in Brussels this week. The aim of this new Arrangement […]
Read MoreCommission creates first ever CBRN strategic reserve in Finland
The Commission is allocating today €242 million to Finland for the development of the first rescEU chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) strategic reserve. The Commission has already set up rescEU reserves for different areas across other EU Member States, such as the rescEU forest fighting airfleet (Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Sweden in 2022) and […]
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